IronPort Systems 4108GL Downloading an Operating System (OS)

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File Transfers

Overview

File Transfers

Overview

You can download new switch software (operating system—OS) and upload

or download switch configuration files. These features are useful for acquiring

periodic switch software upgrades and for storing or retrieving a switch

configuration.

This appendix includes the following information:

■Downloading an operating system (begins below)

■Transferring switch configurations (begins on page A-13)

For information on how switch memory operates, including primary and

secondary flash, see Chapter 5, “Switch Memory and Configuration”.

Downloading an Operating System (OS)

HP periodically provides switch operating system (OS) updates through the

HP Procurve website (http://www.hp.com/go/hpprocurve). For more informa-

tion, see the support and warranty booklet shipped with the switch. After you

acquire a new OS file, you can use one of the following methods for down-

loading the operating system (OS) code to the switch:

OS Download Features

■An OS image you download via the menu interface always goes to primary

flash.

■After an OS download, you must reboot the switch to implement the newly

downloaded OS. Until a reboot occurs, the switch continues to run on the

OS it was using before the download commenced.

Feature Default Menu CLI Web

TFTP n/a page A-4 page A-5 —

Xmodem n/a page A-7 page A-8 —

Switch-to-Switch n/a page A-9 page A-10

SNMP Download Manager in HP TopTools

for Hubs & Switches

Refer to the documentation provided with HP

TopTools for Hubs and Switches